Quote Originally Posted by Bluebird23 View Post
No, they apparently contacted Eddie Howe first, and he predictably declined.

And there is no way he’s the best manager available to us. I have no doubt one or more of Pulis, Hughes, Jokanovic or Pearson may have shown interest.

These are managers with proven CV’s for a club with Premier League aspirations, as opposed to some bloke who’s won lower league titles.

I’m hardly enthralled by McCarthy’s appointment, but his achievements are far greater than Cook’s.
Mark Hughes has never won anything or got a team promoted as a manager. Pulis got one team prompted 25 years ago and another one 10 years ago. McCarthy 16 and 12 years ago. Jokanovic is not available.